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OK I used to camp as a teen when my parents went caravaning and a few times since as a drunken adult but that was many years ago! I now have three young children (2.5, 5 & 7years) in tow so will need more than a dry place to sleep but on a tight budget so have looked long and hard at what to buy. I have bought the basic blow up beds, sleeping bags, folding table & chairs, picnic rugs, large tarps, fleeces & windbreak and I'm happy with my choice of these but the most expensive part of the kit keeps changing as I'm never happy once I test run them in the garden!

I first bought a secondhand 9 man leben dome but didn't like how low the sleeping areas were and the pitch size was too big. I then bought a secondhand Campus Arizona but again the pitch size is quite large so decided I quite liked the idea of retro camping in canvas so bought an old Relum Canaria then had my eye on a marechal chalet 6 on ebay but resisted as it went over my remaining budget only to be tempted into buying a secondhand Gelert Atlantis 5 with canopy as originally I had been looking at an Icarus 500 but even secondhand was well over my budget and this seems just as good from reviews. My plan is to keep the Relum for long holidays and use the Atlantis for weekend breaks or if I decide to go without OH, am I being OCD or is this normal?

You'll be able to stand in the middle of your camping stash

and say "Dip, dip, dip..."

FoO 

Tynxuk, you are very normal!!!

Most of us on here have an array of tent's to suit our moods!!

I myself have 4 tent's and there's only 3 of us!!! An Outwell Utah 4 for longer than weekend stays, a Hi-Gear Atom for myself and my son to get away without the OH. A spare 3man done tent and my newly aquired Eurohike Backpacker, for, err when I backpack!! So, all in all, I think campers like to be flexible, and you choose your tent to suit the trip!!

So, good on yer! When you find the right kit to suit your needs, then you can always sell your other's on, simples!

Wendy :o)

Quote: Originally posted by alijns on 18/8/2011

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we dont camp anymore since buying the van but i still cant resist looking at tents

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